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Latin Lyric and Elegiac Poetry, first published almost 25 years ago, offered students accurate and poetic translations of poems from the sudden flowering of lyric and elegy in Rome at the end of the Republic and in the first decades of the Augustan principate. Now updated in this second edition, the volume has been re-edited with both revised and new translations and an updated commentary and bibliography for readers in a new century, ensuring that this much-valued anthology remains useful and relevant to a new generation of students studying ancient literature and western civilization. The volume features an expanded selection of newly translated poetry including: fresh Catullus translations, with a greater selection including Poem 64 fresh Sulpicia translations and the five poems of the "Garland of Sulpicia" six new Propertius poems new and revised selections from Tibullus, Ovid and Horace. The second edition reflects changing interests and modes of reading while remaining true to the power of the poetry that has influenced the literature of many cultures. The combination of accurate and vibrant translations with thorough commentary makes this an invaluable anthology for those interested in poetry, world literature, Roman civilization, and the history of ideas and sexuality, allowing readers to compare different poets' responses to politics, love and sex, literary innovation, self, and society.
Latin Lyric and Elegiac Poetry, first published almost 25 years ago, offered students accurate and poetic translations of poems from the sudden flowering of lyric and elegy in Rome at the end of the Republic and in the first decades of the Augustan principate. Now updated in this second edition, the volume has been re-edited with both revised and new translations and an updated commentary and bibliography for readers in a new century, ensuring that this much-valued anthology remains useful and relevant to a new generation of students studying ancient literature and western civilization. The volume features an expanded selection of newly translated poetry including: fresh Catullus translations, with a greater selection including Poem 64 fresh Sulpicia translations and the five poems of the "Garland of Sulpicia" six new Propertius poems new and revised selections from Tibullus, Ovid and Horace. The second edition reflects changing interests and modes of reading while remaining true to the power of the poetry that has influenced the literature of many cultures. The combination of accurate and vibrant translations with thorough commentary makes this an invaluable anthology for those interested in poetry, world literature, Roman civilization, and the history of ideas and sexuality, allowing readers to compare different poets' responses to politics, love and sex, literary innovation, self, and society.
Sallust was one of the first classical historians to move beyond a
dry recitation of fact to paint sharp-edged portraits of the moral
and political degeneration of the Roman Republic. Sallust's abrupt
and distinctive style is the perfect vehicle for his moral urgency,
bitter condemnation, and satirical cynicism. William W. Batstone's
new translation, which includes the fragmentary Histories, captures
the severity of his Latin style. Catiline's Conspiracy describes
the bloody rebellion led by the depraved and disaffected Catiline.
For Sallust it was especially disturbing because of the
unprecedented nature of the crime and the danger it caused. The
Jugurthine War offers a graphic depiction of the war against the
king of Numidia, highlighting the power struggles in Rome and the
brutal battles in Africa. A wide-ranging introduction sets Sallust
and his works in their turbulent historical context, and considers
their achievements as both history and literature. Batstone also
provides shorter introductions to each of the three works as well
as comprehensive notes, an up-to-date bibliography, and maps of the
Mediterranean, Italy, and Africa.
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